I got the idea for this from Mama to 3 Blessings. I took an empty box, poked holes in it, and put ziti pasta in the holes for Isaac to hammer. He LOVED it and we played it over and over and over . . . and over!

I set it up the first time, and then once he pounded the pasta down, he put them back in the holes himself. Here he is using his fingers to push them down through instead of the hammer and I am telling him to use his hammer. He thought it was great fun ;)

Miriam played with this for over half an hour in one sitting!

She was pushing them in as fast as I could set it back up! She also liked to hear the noise it made when she shook the box with all the pasta in it. She would reach in, pull out a couple pieces, inspect them, drop them back in and do it all over again! She was too cute!

All About Dinosaurs

We used chocolate chips to help us learn to count . . . Yum!

Our new calendar board is working out great! Isaac enjoys putting the dates on the calendar. I have to help out a little to make sure he puts it in the right square ;-)

A little pom-pom magnet fun. We were using red magnets to make the letter D since our color of the day was red.

I pulled this game out from our C collection. He had fun counting the caterpillars and it kept his attention a lot longer than normal!

We are making a D for Dinosaur!! I got this idea from Totally Tots. They have a fun craft for each letter of the alphabet!

Dinosaur puzzle

Size Sorting: We have just started working on the small/little and big/large concept.

Someone had given us these matching word cards a while back. I thought they were so cute! I laminated them for durability and right now we use them to match the pictures.

I pulled out six sets at a time. I put the first half of each picture in our pocket chart and let him find the matching half.

He’s thinking awful hard!

Isaac started off being very neat when he would make a match and making sure it was right side up and so on. By the time we got done he was . . . well . . . not so neat.

Miss Miriam

Here she is playing with a fun puzzle I got for a few bucks at Wal-Mart. She is just beginning to start matching them up, it is so fun to see her learn. And when she gets tired of matching the shapes/colors, the blocks make for a nice snack ;-)

More Bottlecap Fun!!

We have been collecting these for a while and I even got my in-laws in on the collecting. I had made this can from an oatmeal container, wrapped it in scrapbook paper and cut a whole in the top. (Original inspiration for this came from Morgan at Psalm 127:3) Miriam loved playing with this and it held her complete attention for over half an over. She filled up the container, so I had to empty it so she could keep on going!

And of course, snacking on the caps is always an option.

Taking it Outside

This was Miriam’s first time playing with the sidewalk chalk. I think we can safely say it was a big hit!

Watching brother writing on the sidewalk.

Isaac is thinking: “FINALLY! Something mom will let me hit with the bat!”

To see what other moms are doing in Tot School this week, check out the official Tot School site!

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I LOVE that noodle/box idea!! How fun & simple! I can hardly believe how big Miriam looks in those pictures... they grow so fast!! She is beautiful, & Isaac is such a handsome boy!! Hope you are having a wonderful day!Jessica

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Welcome to our family blog! We are Aaron, Annette, Isaac, Miriam, and Hannah. My husband, Aaron, is a pastor while I work at home taking care of our family. You'll find lots of pictures of our kiddos on our page with glimpses into our day to day life and occassionally some deeper thoughts thrown in there. I love reading, walking, gardening, cooking, the outdoors, and sitting down with a good friend and a cup of coffee (or hot tea, whichever I am in the mood for at the time :)